Straits Echo, 27 August 1918

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    37 1 Straits Echo •iMLY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY i VOL- •30 Per Annum. PENANG, TUESDAY, S 7t n AUGUST, 1918. Single Copy, lo cent*. No. tB4,
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      1606 1 MILK FOOE JUST THB STUFF FO O youb baby I PfR 1 lb TIN. )0 cts« V&E£& Sam Ill»* 11 AUCTIONS. Ii 0 oJ.r.i.n»“'' 8 P r "P ,r,,dtOUke <p »octioB fl i Lands* properties, E8ta tefl Houses Furniture. Motorcars. Rubber, etc. pnoifi account sues rendered, I, BANKS Chartered Bank
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      11 1 MIL.. BRAND BWEETENEO CONDENSED MIUL $20.50 fr 8 TAIN ABLE EVERYWHERE
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      37 2 OF EVERY Momi Cases, iicetic Acid. English Tapping Knives Changkols. Wire Hails. Oat (Brand) Axes. Box Strapping. Sodium Bi-Sulphite. Green Mosquito Wire < vr A S V KATZ BROTHERS, (Incorporated in Straits Settlements.) PENANG. LTD fit I Ifi'
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    COLLISION IN THE STRAITS.
    1425 3 HW.*H WU —‘MARY AU3I1N” ENQUIRY. Thu Court’s Finding, l We append the fall text of the finding of < the Court of investigation into tho ciroem- j stances attending the collision between the «.8. Hwah Wu and the e,s. Mary Austin on the 7th April, 1918
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    “The Promise of Air.”
    247 3 To tread lightly and yet to place suggestively—with all the elasiveneas of form of a phantasy —a new attitude and a new theory of life is Algernon Blackwood’s object in the Promise of Air. How far, in the year 1918, aeronautios impinged on the conception of
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    Fatal Motor Accident.
    201 3 Scavenging Coolih Killed. An accident occurred in Beach Street this morning during the busiest time of the day when motor car No, P 826 Invoked down a Tamil scavenging coolie who died shortly after admission to thB General Hospital, At about 9.30 this morning several coolies were
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    Kedah Y.M.C.A, Hut.
    146 3 Mrs. Hall begs to acknowledge the following subscriptions to the above Previously acknowledged $795, Messrs. R, S. Carroll $lO, Lim Boon Haw $lOO, a! F. R chards $lO. J Dewar $2O, H. C. Rendle $25, W. E. Bpears $2O, H. C. Eckbardt $5O, J. Fieury $2O. F.
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    The Straits Echo.
    97 4 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sundays and public holidays,) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 59, Beach Street, Penang. Price: Daily Local $BO per annum. Outatatlon Postage Extra. Mall Edition (Post Free) $lB per annum. Cable Address: ".ECHO PENANG.' Telephone Nos. (Eoho) 886. Printing Department 343. fl.B.—A 1; buainaM communication,
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    NOBLESSE OBLIGE.
    1391 4 Owing te the nnfortn&ate manner in whioh the looal Government has dallied and delayed with the question of overseas military servioe, there is a widespread impression, by no means oonfioed to any one olais, that the civil anthorities of British Malaja do not deeira to eee any appreciable
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    M. A. P.
    963 4 Mr. and Mrs. D Graham, of Ipoh, are m PdDang for about a week’s stay, Mr. acd Mrs. 8, F. Hobson, of Chemor. are baok from their holiday io Austral a E-j% Sbahriman has arrived in Biub from Kuala Lumpur to take over tbe Police Department from
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    Tin.
    27 4 Latest Quotations. T .“J.‘ n ,fi r d > 1"" cd kere lad.; at 1162 25, business done, in Singapore (refined) at 9163 buainessdone, sold 250 tons.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    903 4 Bu»ani itt Wer Iw-rUy is rhej |0 erUr T. the Rumanian d c tri ‘""‘•Shu. *■>« Cec'r.I PoV.'.'V ™*e'Uiotd bjBec.» re eperdil, broken n ’“'’«J ««bled rut force, .crc.s tae Hi,-, ta Is-,', which oTerwhelmM t W K,og Ferdinand, Tb, *>2S i a-rm.n m.ting cm,, 1r J'"'’ J|J
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      114 4 PRITCHARD S STOKES THE FAMOUS ROVER CYCLES. STOCKED IN ILL SIZES. WII Lady’s Royal Rover Cycles. CYCLE ACCESSORIES Cycle Oil Lamps From 2.50 to $9.00, Cycle Bells From $180 to 2.20. Cycle Acetylene Lamps rice $7.50 each. m Motor Cycle ACETYLENE LAMPS $17.50 S’ $27.50 Motor Cycle HORN 16.50. LUCAS
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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    GREAT BRITISH VICTORY.
    2999 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] unjheoked progress. Eap&uis* Encircled* London. August 25, 1 20 a.m. a Do»* 1 H iig rep0rU Tbere hM ootinsous fighting on the battle front C of thB Son ne sinoe early morning. f ,b entmy b*,deTe,5W“6,erecite. W„ progr.md od 1 b jle front of our
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    Perak Miners and the U.M.C.
    178 5 After several iffoits says the TOM. to ascertain the views of the F M.S. Chamber cf Mines in regard to the United Malaya Corn el, a special general meeting of mom bers was oonvecced for Saturday afterroon la the Chamber’* offices in Brewster Road, Ipob,
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    Fire at Kuala Lumpur.
    48 5 RUBBER FACTORY DESTROYED. CFrtm Our Oun Correspondent o Euala Lumpur, August 27. Fire this morning destroyed Messrs, Chow Kit’s rubber factory at Kuala Lumpur. The damage is estimated at. $78,000. One thousand pikuls of rubber were destroyed. The damage is partly covered bj insurance.
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    Monthon Puket Lottery.
    233 5 The official list was receiv'd too late for publication to-day by u j but the ten 4th pris a were drawn by Tiok‘ts Nos. *****. ***** *****, *****’ *****. *****, *****, *****. *****. a*’d ***** and the ton sth p’ises by N a. *****, *****. *****. *****.
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    ST. ANDREW’S SOCIETY.
    762 5 GENERAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of the members of the Penang St. Andrew’s Booiety was held at the Penang Cricket Club vesterday evening. There were present Dr. J. Sharp, Messrs. J. R. Murray, D. Munroj G, Grant, J. M Chainlets (D), J- Meldrum, J. McNeill, J,
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    Perak Water Rights Case.
    101 5 Tbe hearing of the appeal in the Perak Water R ghts oase was resumed yesterday b; fore a Special Cuu t of Appeal io Koala Lumpur, comprising Mr. Jos* ice I ones, Acting Chief Judicial Com'cirsioner, Mr. Ju-tio? Earnahaw, and Mr. Jootioa SprouK In view of
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    Outside.
    40 5 Tbe following articles will be found on ocr outside pages i 3. —Collision in the Straitr. The Pio- of Air. 6. -Affairs in China. British North Birneo in 1917. Hakluyt and the War. Bad Characters Sentenced. 7, Military Rewards,
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    AFFAIRS IN CHINA.
    1021 6 PEACE OR WARP bo Tientain Conference of the Tuan ty generals has decided to oontinue the ■4 with the South-west at a monthly coat M415,000,000 until Kuangtung. Kuangsi, unau, Kweichow and 8s chuan.have all *a recaptured and every material trac* of Bouth-west *iped out of e xi8t
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    BAD CHARACTERS SENTENCED
    1030 6 GOOD WORK BY POLICE, t Before Mr. 8. H, Langston this morning Chow Meng was sentenced to three months j rigorous imprisonment for dishonestly n- j t-lining atolen property and Choong Foong to six months for the tame effanoe, Cain An Yong who was called upon to
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO IN 1917.
    2022 6 According to the aoministration report of t the Governor of British North Borneo the total revenue reoeipts for 1917 amounted to j 42 384 553. Land revenue maintained its t upward tendency but foreit revenue shewed a decrease, reflecting tow severely the tim- 1 bur
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    HAKLUYT AND THE WAR.
    1244 6 "Aid if after >tm d*<*9 Ot ttiese presents, betweene the sayd kingdoma of Rugfand, and land of Prussia any dissension or disoorde (whioh God forfend) should arise i then the foresayd sovereigne priuca and king of Eogland, and the sayd right reverend lord the Master general!
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    The Cinemas.
    68 6 EM PI BE THEATRE. At this theatre which has baen drawin* crowded bosses nightly will be pot on the screen to-night and to-morrow night i P'ogramoan described as better than (Tir Tne Grand C*nyon of Ariuona,” fioent scenic display and an L Ko C-medy enlit od Heaits and
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    ELECTRIC POLYSCOPE
    78 6 Weather permitting thaie should be fall houses at the Electric Polyscope t -eight and the following two nights, Apait frem The Angel Factory the rest of the pro gramme includes a Viragraph five-reeler entitled The L w D cides,” featuring the famous act ess D>rothy Kelly It is
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    THE COLISEUM.
    45 6 The management announce that the Coliseum will rc-opened on Thursday night when Patbds Super S rial "The Fatal Ring,” in 20 episodes, which bts created a great sensation wherever shown, will be screened: This will be supported by other interesting dramas and comedies,
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    The Week's Events.
    76 6 Tuusdat, August 27, Municipal Commission WIDNRSDAY, Auousi 28 Town Band, Esplanade. P A,M General Mooting, Koala Lumpur, 10,30 a,m. Public Meeting, Town Hall, 4 15 p.m Friday August 30. Town Band, Esplanade. Chin A Co., L‘d., General Meetitg 41, F-rquhar Street, noon. Saturday, August SI, Cricket—P.C.C. 2nd
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    Mails Will Close.
    333 6 Fo* By Stbambb At To-morrow (Wednesday) Tongkah and Belong Penang 12 30 p ur. Singapore and China 2 80 p.mBaogoon (Mergui and Moulmeio via Bangoon) 3-30p.n0. Chief Detective Inspector Wyatt, in the Koala Lumpur Police Court on Friday, before Mr, A. W Just, Magistrate, oharged a Hylam
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    MILITARY REWARDS.
    2481 7 There has gro*n up among countries which still remember the age of oh valry the practice of bestowing public honours upon those who have served best the public weal or who, at least, are esteemed to have done so. How excellent a custom it seems The good are
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      403 7 CUJQ H ct a BILLET WANTED. BY EXPERIENCED TYPIST with knowledge of Book-keeping, olerioal work eto„ Good t3stimonial6. Box No. 8. c/o Ranger, Port Weld. 584-27,28 NOTICE. be hereby given that Mr. J J. Kienhuiae is no longer in charge of our Penang Branch as from to-day. All creditors of
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